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(NoModeL) P. H. BUSBY.'

Glove.

No. 235,125. Patented Dec. 7', 1880.

I i I 'i Witneases Inventor- @W/ZQ? I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK H. BUSBY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

GLOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,125, dated December7, 1880.

Application filed July 10,1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK H. BUsBY, ofthe city and county of San Francisco, and State of California, haveinvented an Improvement in the Manufacture of Gloves; and I herebydeclare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

In the ordinary process of the manufacture of gloves a small strip orwelt of the material of which the'glove is made is placed at all thejoints or seams. The object of this strip is to strengthen the seam. Incheaply-made gloves withouta welt the threads are apt to draw out of oneof the meeting-edges of the material. In the kid or leather of whichgloves are usually made the material is only colored on one side; buteven if colored on both sides the welt is sure to show of a differentcolor, since it is necessary to trim it after it is put in place, andthe fresh out shows the natural color of the flesh of the material.Moreover, in trimming the welt considerable loss of time and someexpense are entailed, as it must be carefully done or there is danger ofcutting the glove in the process, since it cannot be done until theglove is finished. These objections I propose to overcome by placing adoubled strip or welt of the same color and material between the seamsof the gloves in such a manner that the colored surface only will show,and the necessity of trimming will be obviated, as is more fullydescribed in the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a view of my glove. shows the welt.

The glove A is made in the ordinary way, and of the common materialsused for such purposes.

To carry out my invention I take a strip of the same material and colorof which the glove is formed and double it, as shown at b, the col- Fig.2

ored portion remaining outside. This doubled welt is placed between theseams, so that the edges a of the material where the seam is formed willcome against the sides of the doubled welt, as shown. The threads whichpass through these edges also pass through the doubled welt, so thatsaid edges are drawn up tightly against the sides of the welt. The weltthen forms in appearance a sort of rib, which covers and protects theseams from the entrance of dust ordirt. By placing the double thicknessin the position shown all necessity of trimming is obviated, since thedoubled welt is not-allowed to project too far, being L properly laid inplace. The glove is alsostrengthened by the continuous double welt,there being so great a thickness between the seams through which thebinding thread passes. \Vith the glove made in this manner the welt doesnot present an unsightly appearance in the glove, the welt being ofuniform color with the glove itself, instead of showing the naturalcolor of the material, asis the case with a single strip after trimming.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The improvement in the manufacture of gloves consisting of inserting awelt of a double piece of the same material and color of the body, theedges of which come on the inside, whereby a uniform color of Welt andglove is maintained and the necessity of trimming avoided, substantiallyas and for the purpose herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Witnesses S. H. NoURsE,

FRANK A. BROOKS.

